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May 2010 - Foundation 5-a-day

Every Foundation sheet published in May 2010, with answers. Grades 3-4 - securing a Foundation pass: fractions, percentages, angles and the first algebra.

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May 2010

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 3-4

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Every sheet in May 2010

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  1. 1st May 2010Using only the digits 6, 5, 2 and no digit twice, how many different two-digit numbers can be made?
  2. 2nd May 2010A stem and leaf diagram has a single stem 2 with the leaves 1, 3, 4, 6, 7. Work out the median of the five values.
  3. 3rd May 2010Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(86) lie?
  4. 4th May 2010Use v = u + at with u = 7, a = 2 and t = 7. Work out v.
  5. 5th May 2010A 1000 g bag of coffee costs £6.00. Work out the cost per 100 g.
  6. 6th May 2010A cuboid measures 8 cm by 10 cm by 8 cm. Work out its total surface area.
  7. 7th May 2010Here are 7 numbers: 30, 28, 26, 32, 29, 34, 31. Work out the mean.
  8. 8th May 2010A pie chart shows 20 items. One sector has an angle of 162°. How many items does it represent?
  9. 9th May 2010Work out 1/7 divided by 1/5. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  10. 10th May 2010A sequence has nth term 4n + 9. Work out the 25th term.
  11. 11th May 2010£1 is worth 1.24 US dollars. How many US dollars does £300 buy?
  12. 12th May 2010The point (-6, -3) is rotated 90° clockwise about the origin. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  13. 13th May 2010Here are seven numbers: 28, 25, 14, 11, 13, 4, 5. Work out the median and the range.
  14. 14th May 2010Of 52 students, 26 study French, 27 study German and 14 study both. How many study neither?
  15. 15th May 2010A length x is 19 cm, rounded to the nearest whole number. Write down the error interval for x.
  16. 16th May 2010Solve the inequality 7x - 6 < 78.
  17. 17th May 2010A recipe for 4 muffins uses 88 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 15 muffins?
  18. 18th May 2010Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 122°, 88° and 83°. Work out the fourth.
  19. 19th May 2010A bag holds 5 red, 5 blue and 3 green counters. One is taken at random. Work out the probability it is red.
  20. 20th May 2010150 people were surveyed. 80 were adults, of whom 10 said yes. 5 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  21. 21st May 2010Between which two consecutive whole numbers does sqrt(101) lie?
  22. 22nd May 2010Simplify 5a + 9b + 7a - 9b.
  23. 23rd May 20108 identical cupcakes cost £7.20. Work out the cost of 2 of the same cupcakes.
  24. 24th May 2010A trapezium has parallel sides of 9 cm and 18 cm, 8 cm apart. Work out its area.
  25. 25th May 2010A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.1. It is thrown 100 times. How many heads would you expect?
  26. 26th May 2010In a group of 150 students, 30 are boys. 5 boys and 20 girls bring a packed lunch. How many students do not?
  27. 27th May 2010Work out 1/3 x 1/3. Give your answer in its simplest form.
  28. 28th May 2010A line has equation y = 2x - 8. Write down where it crosses the x-axis and where it crosses the y-axis.
  29. 29th May 2010A model of an aircraft is built to a scale of 1 : 25. The real length is 1.75 m. How long is the model, in cm?
  30. 30th May 2010The point (3, 1) is reflected in the y-axis. Write down the coordinates of the image.
  31. 31st May 2010Mia has 4 scores with a mean of 19. Scores 18, 15, 23 are known. Work out the missing score.

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